Talk to us with your comments and suggestions on our plan for this year.

-DISCUSSIONSThe stuff we are talking about now…..

PEELING THE ONION Our decision to enter the Smart Grid arena originally seemed like a daunting task. We knew we had many technical standards to read, along with having many discussions with many different individuals and groups, in order to provide any form of viable assistance to the electric utility sector, for both the producer and consumer. We have received considerable interest from the Smart Grid community, desiring to use GNU remotecontrol with dynamic Demand Response. We are currently working through the architecture of providing dynamic Demand Response to the electric utility sector. We are somewhere between the conceptual and the logical steps in the architecture process. Research is still occurring, to determine an appropriate fit for development of the dynamic Demand Response we have envisioned.

We are mindful of the Theory of Constraints, as we work through the final steps in the architecture process. We recognize the Smart Grid is still forming and is changing by the minute. The building of the Smart Grid is still quite far off, as the design is not complete. The value of entering the Smart Grid arena now is being able to contribute to the design of the Smart Grid. Our eyes water, as we read, and read, and read … much like peeling an onion. The good news is people want to talk and the talk is producing a valuable result. The result is the stronger and strong potential of using GNU remotecontrol to execute dynamic Demand Response on the national electrical grid.

OTHER TYPES OF THERMOSTATS?Many people have asked us about adding other types of thermostats to GNU remotecontrol. There are three questions that need to be answered before we can offer GNU remotecontrol support for any IP thermostat. These questions are:

How to CONNECT to it (NETWORK).

How to READ from it (CODE).

How to WRITE to it (CODE).

It is our hope to have dozens and dozens of thermostat types that work with GNU remotecontrol. Let us know if you designed or manufactured a device and you would like to test it with GNU remotecontrol.

-EXISTING CODEThe stuff you may want to consider…..

BUGSWe have 0new bugs and 1fixed bugs since our last Blog posting. Please review these changes and apply to your GNU remotecontrol installation, as appropriate.

TASKSWe have 2new tasks and 2completed tasks since our last Blog posting. Please review these changes and apply to your GNU remotecontrol installation, as appropriate.

-SECURITYThe stuff you REALLY want to consider…..

2014 DATA BREACH INVESTIGATIONS REPORTVerizon provides a report, detailing data breach investigations. The report identifies nine attack patterns, grouped by industry, making it easier to identify the types of threats one could encounter. They provide an illustration of the nine attack patterns.

REMEMBERGNU remotecontrol relies on OS file access restrictions, Apache authentication, MySQL authentication, and SSL encryption to secure your data. Talk to us you want to find out how you can further strengthen the security of your system, or you have suggestions for improving the security of our current system architecture.

-LASTLYWhatever you do…..don’t get beat up over your Energy Management strategy. GNU remotecontrol is here to help simplify your life, not make it more complicated. Talk to us if you are stuck or cannot figure out the best option for your GNU remotecontrol framework. The chances are the answer you need is something we have already worked through. We would be happy to help you by discussing your situation with you.